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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: American Legion, politicians, Washington</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Allen — of Grants Pass, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/JO-lived.html">Josephine County</a>, Ore. Born in Pullman, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/WI-born.html">Whitman County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/05-01.html">May 1, 1894</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/OR.html">Oregon Republican state chair</a>, 1941-46; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/OR.html">1944</a>; Republican Presidential Elector for Oregon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/ofc/pr1956-meeting.html">1956</a> (voted for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eichelroth-elcan.html#075.91.63">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nixon.html#870.67.93">Richard M. Nixon</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-am-rev.html">Sons of the American Revolution</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-union-vets.html">Sons of Union Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/izaak-walton-league.html">Izaak Walton League</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/09-14.html">September 14, 1918</a>, to Evelyn Marie Carey.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lloyd Joel Andrews (b. 1920) — also known as Lloyd J. Andrews — of Spokane, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/SP-lived.html">Spokane County</a>, Wash. Born in Dutton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/TE-born.html">Teton County</a>, Mont., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/08-26.html">August 26, 1920</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/fruit-produce.html">fruit</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">grower</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/stsen.html">Washington state senate</a>, 1953-57; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/sppi.html">Washington superintendent of public instruction</a>, 1957-61; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Washington</a>, 1960; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Washington</a>, 1964. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Fred Lee Andrews and Ada Lou (Stoner) Andrews; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/06-28.html">June 28, 1942</a>, to Winnie Mae Drake.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Roy Whitney Atkinson (1894-1962) — also known as Roy Atkinson — of Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash. Born in Hertel, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/BN-born.html">Burnett County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/09-26.html">September 26, 1894</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/mining.html">coal miner</a>; CIO <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/labor.html">Regional Director</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/WA.html">1944</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/committees.html">Credentials Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/WA.html">1948</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/committees.html">Credentials Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/WA.html">1952</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1962/08-31.html">August 31, 1962</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 339 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/WH-buried.html# ">Woodlawn Cemetery</a>, Ferndale, Wash. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Jeremiah Atkinson and Nora (Whitney) Atkinson; married to Bertha Lee Catlett.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/5974253">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Walter Burges Beals (b. 1876) — also known as Walter B. Beals — of Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash.; Olympia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/TH-lived.html">Thurston County</a>, Wash. Born in St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-born.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1876/07-21.html">July 21, 1876</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; superior court judge in Washington, 1926-28; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/spju.html">justice of Washington state supreme court</a>, 1928-36; appointed 1928. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-am-rev.html">Sons of the American Revolution</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/loyal-legion.html">Loyal Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of James Burrill Beals and Katharine (McMillan) Beals; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/07-14.html">July 14, 1904</a>, to Othilla Gertrude Carroll.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lloyd Llewellyn Black (1889-1950) — also known as Lloyd L. Black — of Everett, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/SN-lived.html">Snohomish County</a>, Wash.; Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash. Born in Leavenworth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/LV-born.html">Leavenworth County</a>, Kan., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/03-15.html">March 15, 1889</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/SN-officials.html">Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1917-19; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Washington</a> 2nd District, 1924; superior court judge in Washington, 1936-39; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington</a>, 1939-50; died in office 1950. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/redmen.html">Redmen</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1950/08-23.html">August 23, 1950</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/61.html">61 years, 161 days</a>). Entombed in mausoleum at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-buried.html#cms04638">Acacia Memorial Park</a>, Lake Forest Park, Wash. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of William Wilson Black and Mollie (Neal) Black; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/04-06.html">April 6, 1917</a>, to Gladys Gertrude Statler.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=182&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/84179833">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> J. H. Blandford — of Twin Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/TF-lived.html">Twin Falls County</a>, Idaho. Born in Walla Walla, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/WW-born.html">Walla Walla County</a>, Wash. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/twinfalls.html">mayor of Twin Falls, Idaho</a>, 1939. Member, American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John Clyde Bowen (1888-1978) — of Washington. Born in Newbern, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/DY-born.html">Dyer County</a>, Tenn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/05-12.html">May 12, 1888</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/stsen.html">Washington state senate</a>, 1931; legal advisor to Gov. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin2.html#875.32.29">Clarence D. Martin</a>, 1933; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington</a>, 1934-61; took senior status 1961. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1978/04-27.html">April 27, 1978</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/89.html">89 years, 350 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of William Allen Bowen and Maryette (Featherston) Bowen.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> James D'Orma Braman (1901-1980) — also known as Dorm Braman — of Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash. Born in Lorimor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/UN-born.html">Union County</a>, Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1901/12-23.html">December 23, 1901</a>. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/seattle.html">mayor of Seattle, Wash.</a>, 1964-69; resigned 1969; Assistant U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 1969. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/christian-scientist.html">Christian Scientist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; American Legion. Died in August, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1980/index.html">1980</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">78 years, 0 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Jacob W. Braman and Susan Mae (Huntzinger) Braman; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/11-27.html">November 27, 1920</a>, to Margaret V. Young.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/28144378">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Harry Pulliam Cain (1906-1979) — also known as Harry P. Cain — of Tacoma, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/PI-lived.html">Pierce County</a>, Wash. Born in Nashville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/DA-born.html">Davidson County</a>, Tenn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/01-10.html">January 10, 1906</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/tacoma.html">Mayor of Tacoma, Wash.</a>, 1940-46; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Washington</a>, 1946-53; defeated, 1944. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/amvets.html">Amvets</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-theta.html">Phi Delta Theta</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Died in Miami Lakes, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DA-died.html">Miami-Dade County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1979/03-03.html">March 3, 1979</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/73.html">73 years, 52 days</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>; ashes scattered. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000021">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402182">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/920/000174398">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Hugh Milton Caldwell (b. 1881) — also known as Hugh M. Caldwell — of Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash. Born in Knoxville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/KX-born.html">Knox County</a>, Tenn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1881/06-07.html">June 7, 1881</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/seattle.html">mayor of Seattle, Wash.</a>, 1920-22. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-sigma-kappa.html">Phi Sigma Kappa</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Thomas M. Caldwell and Jane (Kearsley) Caldwell; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1903/10-21.html">October 21, 1903</a>, to Sarah Smith Howard.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Stephen Fowler Chadwick (b. 1894) — also known as Stephen F. Chadwick — of Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash. Born in Colfax, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/WI-born.html">Whitman County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/08-14.html">August 14, 1894</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Democratic candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Washington</a> 1st District, 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/WA.html">1928</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Washington</a>, 1932 (Democratic primary), 1940 (Republican). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kappa-sigma.html">Kappa Sigma</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Stephen James Chadwick and Emma (Plummer) Chadwick; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/07-02.html">July 2, 1919</a>, to Margaret Gardiner Tyler.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> William Franklin Devin (1898-1982) — also known as William F. Devin — of Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash. Born in Toledo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/LU-born.html">Lucas County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/03-28.html">March 28, 1898</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; municipal judge in Washington, 1939-42; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/seattle.html">mayor of Seattle, Wash.</a>, 1942-52; defeated, 1941, 1952. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/royal-arcanum.html">Royal Arcanum</a>. Died in Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-died.html">King County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1982/02-02.html">February 2, 1982</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 311 days</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Oliver Peyton Devin and Mina Marie (Kern) Devin; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1924/09-03.html">September 3, 1924</a>, to Helen Hogue.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/28034540">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Samuel Marion Driver (b. 1893) — also known as Sam M. Driver — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/DO-lived.html">Douglas County</a>, Wash.; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/CH-lived.html">Chelan County</a>, Wash.; Spokane, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/SP-lived.html">Spokane County</a>, Wash. Born in Wamic, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/WS-born.html">Wasco County</a>, Ore., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/05-22.html">May 22, 1893</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/DO-officials.html">Douglas County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1922-23; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/CH-officials.html">Chelan County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1935-37; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington</a>, 1937-40; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/spju.html">justice of Washington state supreme court</a>, 1940-46; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington</a>, 1946. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kappa-sigma.html">Kappa Sigma</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Francis Marion Driver and Adelia (Lucas) Driver; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/03-21.html">March 21, 1922</a>, to Sue Glascock.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Frank Earl Flynn (1883-1965) — also known as Frank E. Flynn — of Forsyth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/RS-lived.html">Rosebud County</a>, Mont.; White Salmon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KL-lived.html">Klickitat County</a>, Wash.; Aberdeen, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/BR-lived.html">Brown County</a>, S.Dak.; Prescott, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/YA-lived.html">Yavapai County</a>, Ariz.; Phoenix, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/MA-lived.html">Maricopa County</a>, Ariz. Born in Lake City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/WB-born.html">Wabasha County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1883/06-24.html">June 24, 1883</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/YA-officials.html">Yavapai County Attorney</a>, 1931-32; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for Arizona</a>, 1935-53. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died in September, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1965/index.html">1965</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 0 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Robert Flynn and Joan (Fitzgerald) Flynn; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/11-26.html">November 26, 1920</a>, to Laura Maxwell.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Neal Randolph Fosseen (1908-2004) — also known as Neal R. Fosseen — of Spokane, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/SP-lived.html">Spokane County</a>, Wash. Born in Yakima, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/YA-born.html">Yakima County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/11-27.html">November 27, 1908</a>. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/masonry.html">brick and clay tile</a> products manufacturer; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/spokane.html">mayor of Spokane, Wash.</a>, 1960-67. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-kappa-psi.html">Alpha Kappa Psi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/beta-theta-pi.html">Beta Theta Pi</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/mil-ord-world-wars.html">Military Order of the World Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/reserve-officers-assoc.html">Reserve Officers Association</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2004/07-21.html">July 21, 2004</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/95.html">95 years, 237 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Arthur Benjamin Fosseen and Florence Vance (Neal) Fosseen; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1936/09-26.html">September 26, 1936</a>, to Helen Witherspoon; nephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fort-fossum.html#277.81.90">Manley Lewis Fosseen</a>; grandnephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richner-rider.html#629.49.00">Samuel Richolson</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/19115.html">Fosseen family</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/9263249">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Abe McGregor Goff (1899-1984) — of Moscow, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/LA-lived.html">Latah County</a>, Idaho. Born in Colfax, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/WI-born.html">Whitman County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1899/12-21.html">December 21, 1899</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/LA-officials.html">Latah County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1926-34; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/stsen.html">Idaho state senate</a>, 1941-42; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Idaho</a> 1st District, 1947-49; defeated, 1948; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1958-67. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/beta-theta-pi.html">Beta Theta Pi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/fed-bar-assoc.html">Federal Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Died in Moscow, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/LA-died.html">Latah County</a>, Idaho, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1984/11-23.html">November 23, 1984</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 338 days</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>; ashes interred at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/LA-buried.html#cms02576">Moscow Cemetery</a>, Moscow, Idaho. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Herbert William Goff and Mary (Dorsey) Goff; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/08-24.html">August 24, 1927</a>, to Florence Leticia Richardson.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000253">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=404615">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe Goff">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/8052636">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Frank Rumer Jeffrey (b. 1889) — also known as Frank R. Jeffrey — of Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash. Born in Parkersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-born.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/10-22.html">October 22, 1889</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper reporter</a>; private secretary to U.S. Sen. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones9.html#318.25.92">Wesley L. Jones</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington</a>, 1921-25. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-sigma-rho.html">Delta Sigma Rho</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-phi-epsilon.html">Sigma Phi Epsilon</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jesters.html">Jesters</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Thomas P. Jeffrey and Sarah (Crossfield) Jeffrey; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/11-13.html">November 13, 1919</a>, to Ray Rose.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Arthur Bernard Langlie (1900-1966) — also known as Arthur B. Langlie — of Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash. Born in Lanesboro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/FI-born.html">Fillmore County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/07-25.html">July 25, 1900</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/seattle.html">Mayor of Seattle, Wash.</a>, 1938-41; defeated, 1936; resigned 1941; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Washington</a>, 1941-45, 1949-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/WA.html">1944</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/WA.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/WA.html">1952</a> (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/officers.html">Honorary Vice-President</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/speakers.html">speaker</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/WA.html">1956</a> (delegation chair; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/speakers.html">speaker</a>); served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/royal-arcanum.html">Royal Arcanum</a>. Died in Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-died.html">King County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1966/07-24.html">July 24, 1966</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">65 years, 364 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-buried.html#cms04638">Acacia Memorial Park</a>, Lake Forest Park, Wash. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to Evelyn Pansy Baker.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Campaign slogan (1956): "High Office Demands High Principles."</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/arthur-b-langlie/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/660/000206042">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6410">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Robert Dwight Leeper (1891-1932) — also known as Robert D. Leeper — of Lewiston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/NP-lived.html">Nez Perce County</a>, Idaho. Born in Tacoma, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/PI-born.html">Pierce County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/06-29.html">June 29, 1891</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/spju.html">justice of Idaho state supreme court</a>, 1932; appointed 1932; died in office 1932. Member, American Legion. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/pneumonia.html">pneumonia</a>, in a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">hospital</a> at Boise, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/AD-died.html">Ada County</a>, Idaho, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/12-19.html">December 19, 1932</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/41.html">41 years, 173 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/NP-buried.html#cms02485">Normal Hill Cemetery</a>, Lewiston, Idaho. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of William Walter Leeper and Ellen M. (Stainton) Leeper; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1923/">1923</a> to Grace Ann Hanley; grandson of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stafseth-standifer.html#373.07.00">Henry W. Stainton</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/96289344">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Russell Vernon Mack (1891-1960) — also known as Russell V. Mack — of Hoquiam, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/GH-lived.html">Grays Harbor County</a>, Wash. Born in Hillman, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MY-born.html">Montmorency County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/06-13.html">June 13, 1891</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">newspaper publisher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Washington</a> 3rd District, 1947-60; died in office 1960. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died suddenly, from a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">coronary occlusion</a>, on the floor of the U.S. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/legislative.html">House of Representatives</a>, in the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/us-capitol.html">U.S. Capitol Building</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1960/03-28.html">March 28, 1960</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/68.html">68 years, 289 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/GH-buried.html#cms03815">Fern Hill Cemetery</a>, Aberdeen, Wash. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Cornelius W. Mack and Lucy (Deacon) Mack; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/01-26.html">January 26, 1947</a>, to Laura E. Prohaska.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000021">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407049">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Warren Grant Magnuson (1905-1989) — also known as Warren G. Magnuson; "Maggie" — of Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash. Born in Moorhead, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/CL-born.html">Clay County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1905/04-12.html">April 12, 1905</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/cncn.html">delegate to Washington state constitutional convention</a>, 1933; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/sthse.html">Washington state house of representatives</a>, 1933-34; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-officials.html">King County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1934-36; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Washington</a> 1st District, 1937-44; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Washington</a>, 1944-81; defeated, 1980; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/WA.html">1952</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/amvets.html">Amvets</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-norway.html">Sons of Norway</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/theta-chi.html">Theta Chi</a>. Died in Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-died.html">King County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1989/05-20.html">May 20, 1989</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 38 days</a>). Entombed in mausoleum at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-buried.html#cms04638">Acacia Memorial Park</a>, Lake Forest Park, Wash. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1964/10-04.html">October 4, 1964</a>, to Jermaine Elliott Peralta.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Cross-reference: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickman-diket.html#806.00.63">Norman D. Dicks</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000053">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407081">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/586/000123217">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6411">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Mike McCormack (b. 1921) — of Richland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/BE-lived.html">Benton County</a>, Wash. Born in Basil, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/FA-born.html">Fairfield County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/12-14.html">December 14, 1921</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/sthse.html">Washington state house of representatives</a>, 1957-60; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/stsen.html">Washington state senate</a>, 1961-70; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Washington</a> 4th District, 1971-81; defeated, 1980. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grange.html">Grange</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/">1947</a> to Margaret Higgins.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000365">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407370">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Frank Hughes Murkowski (b. 1933) — also known as Frank H. Murkowski — of Fairbanks, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/FN-lived.html">Fairbanks North Star Borough</a>, Alaska. Born in Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-born.html">King County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1933/03-28.html">March 28, 1933</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">Banker</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Alaska</a> at-large, 1970; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Alaska</a>, 1981-2002; resigned 2002; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Alaska</a>, 2002-06; defeated in primary, 2006. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish.html">Polish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nra.html">National Rifle Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; American Legion. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Frank Michael Murkowski and Helen (Hughes) Murkowski; married to Nancy Rena Gore; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murfee-murphree.html#001.98.19">Lisa Murkowski</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001085">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=300150">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/frank-h-murkowski/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank Murkowski">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/355/000044223">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Don William Samuelson (1913-2000) — also known as Don W. Samuelson — of Sandpoint, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/BR-lived.html">Bonner County</a>, Idaho. Born in Woodhull, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/HE-born.html">Henry County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/07-27.html">July 27, 1913</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/musical-sporting.html">sporting goods merchant</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/stsen.html">Idaho state senate</a>, 1960-66; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Idaho</a>, 1967-71; defeated, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1968/ID.html">1968</a> (delegation chair). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nra.html">National Rifle Association</a>. Died, of a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, at the Swedish <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Medical Center</a>, Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-died.html">King County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2000/01-20.html">January 20, 2000</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/86.html">86 years, 177 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/BR-buried.html#cms05469">Pinecrest Memorial Park</a>, Sandpoint, Idaho. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/don-william-samuelson/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don Samuelson">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/896/000120536">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7012663">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach (1894-1948) — also known as Lewis B. Schwellenbach — of Neppel (now Moses Lake), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/GA-lived.html">Grant County</a>, Wash. Born in Superior, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DU-born.html">Douglas County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/09-20.html">September 20, 1894</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-parties.html">chair of King County Democratic Party</a>, 1928-30; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Washington</a>, 1932; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Washington</a>, 1935-40; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington</a>, 1940-45; resigned 1945; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/cabinet.html">U.S. Secretary of Labor</a>, 1945-48; died in office 1948. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-soc-int-law.html">American Society for International Law</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-acad-pol-soc-sci.html">American Academy of Political and Social Science</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/walter-reed.html">Walter Reed Hospital</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1948/06-10.html">June 10, 1948</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/53.html">53 years, 264 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-buried.html#cms04242">Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park</a>, Seattle, Wash. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Francis W. Schwellenbach and Martha (Baxter) Schwellenbach; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1935/12-30.html">December 30, 1935</a>, to Anne Duffy.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000160">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=409667">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2127&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/751/000118397">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/schwellenbach-lewis-baxter">Biographical Directory of Federal Judges</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Burt Lacklen Talcott (1920-2016) — also known as Burt L. Talcott — of Salinas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/MY-lived.html">Monterey County</a>, Calif. Born in Billings, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/YE-born.html">Yellowstone County</a>, Mont., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/02-22.html">February 22, 1920</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from California</a>, 1963-77 (12th District 1963-75, 16th District 1975-77); defeated, 1976. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-chi.html">Sigma Chi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died in Tacoma, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/PI-died.html">Pierce County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2016/07-29.html">July 29, 2016</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/96.html">96 years, 158 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Burt Breckinridge Talcott and Hester V. (Lacklen) Talcott; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/09-06.html">September 6, 1942</a>, to Leona Gladys Taylor.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000022">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=410612">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Monrad Charles Wallgren (1891-1961) — also known as Monrad C. Wallgren; Mon C. Wallgren — of Everett, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/SN-lived.html">Snohomish County</a>, Wash. Born in Des Moines, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/PO-born.html">Polk County</a>, Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/04-17.html">April 17, 1891</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/jeweler.html">jeweler</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/eyedoctor.html">optician</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Washington</a> 2nd District, 1933-40; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Washington</a>, 1940-45; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Washington</a>, 1945-49; chair, Federal Power Commission, 1950-51. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died, from injuries suffered in an <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/automobile.html">automobile accident</a>, in Olympia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/TH-died.html">Thurston County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1961/09-18.html">September 18, 1961</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 154 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/SN-buried.html#cms01186">Evergreen Cemetery</a>, Everett, Wash. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1914/09-08.html">September 8, 1914</a>, to Mabel C. Liberty.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000088">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411267">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/monrad-charles-wallgren/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/922/000174400">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6408">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. 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